PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Brugnolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santa Schwein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brugnolo's entrance music is Poison - Alice Cooper. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Brugnolo
vs
Schwein

182 cm
26
195 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Asphyxiation Ltd. 14.99-24.99 (CBK)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Brugnolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Santa Schwein!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Brugnolo misses.
Brugnolo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schwein manages to avoid it.
Brugnolo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schwein to score with a decent uppercut.
Schwein throws the left hand but Brugnolo avoids the punch easily.
Schwein takes a swing at Brugnolo's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Schwein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brugnolo slips a straight right by Schwein.
Brugnolo is looking to clinch but Schwein is avoiding it.
Schwein swings for the body but Brugnolo moves out of range.
Brugnolo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brugnolo wants to slow Schwein down by chopping away at his legs.
Brugnolo throws a leg kick but Schwein sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schwein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brugnolo manages to avoid it.
Brugnolo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brugnolo lands with a hook. Schwein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Schwein works Brugnolo's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Brugnolo misses.
Schwein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brugnolo. Brugnolo obviously looking to wear him down.
Brugnolo moves away from the strike by Schwein.
Schwein throws a big shot that misses.
Schwein throws a right and a left that Brugnolo avoids nicely.
Brugnolo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brugnolo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schwein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brugnolo was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwein.
Schwein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brugnolo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Schwein sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brugnolo somewhat.
Santa Schwein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brugnolo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schwein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brugnolo slips under a jab from Schwein.
Brugnolo wants to slow Schwein down by chopping away at his legs.
Schwein looks to land a right hand but Brugnolo moved out of range.
Schwein cracks Brugnolo with a good jab.
Schwein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brugnolo.
Schwein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Schwein.
Brugnolo takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Brugnolo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schwein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brugnolo misses with a knee to the head.
Brugnolo missing with knees to the body.
Brugnolo tries to land a knee to the head but Schwein blocks with his arms.
Schwein is leaning against Brugnolo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schwein is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A shot in the inside from Schwein.

It looks like Kevin Brugnolo has been cut.
Schwein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brugnolo takes a shot to the head.
Schwein slows down the pace here.
Brugnolo misses with an elbow strike.

Schwein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schwein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schwein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brugnolo.
Brugnolo throws a hook but Schwein avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brugnolo throws a looping overhand right but Schwein ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brugnolo is defended easily by Schwein.

Brugnolo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Schwein controlling the position.
Brugnolo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schwein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brugnolo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brugnolo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schwein is keeping the position for now.
Brugnolo is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santa Schwein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Brugnolo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brugnolo slips a jab from Schwein.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brugnolo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schwein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schwein scores with a shot to the body.
Schwein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brugnolo thows a body shot but no joy.
Brugnolo throws a combination. Schwein tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Schwein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brugnolo moves away.
Schwein lands a nice hook to Brugnolo's body. Brugnolo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brugnolo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schwein scores with a body shot.
Schwein is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brugnolo rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brugnolo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schwein.
Schwein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brugnolo is looking to clinch.
Kevin Brugnolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schwein punishes Brugnolo's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schwein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schwein scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brugnolo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schwein's head.
Schwein misses with an uppercut. Brugnolo saw that one coming.
Brugnolo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brugnolo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schwein throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwein just misses with a punch to the body.
Brugnolo tries to work over Schwein's front leg with a kick but Schwein checks it.
Schwein moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schwein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brugnolo.
A punch combination from Schwein misses.
Schwein throws out a loose jab but Brugnolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santa Schwein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brugnolo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brugnolo loads up on a big right hand but Schwein slips the punch.
Schwein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Schwein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwein lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brugnolo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schwein at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brugnolo shoots for a double leg takedown but Schwein sprawls well. He's pushed Brugnolo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brugnolo throws a leg kick but Schwein sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brugnolo tries to bum rush Schwein with a series of wild strikes but Schwein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brugnolo avoids the body shot from Schwein.
Brugnolo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schwein is able to avoid easily.
Brugnolo throws the left hand but Schwein avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Brugnolo.
Schwein throws a big shot that misses.
Schwein checks a leg kick.
Brugnolo defending well as Schwein loads up on a big left hand.
Schwein misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
No joy there for Schwein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the body from Schwein misses
and Brugnolo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Schwein really felt that one!
Schwein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schwein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brugnolo.
Brugnolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schwein.
Brugnolo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brugnolo throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brugnolo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schwein tries to avoid it but Brugnolo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schwein to the ground. Schwein escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Brugnolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brugnolo misses with an uppercut. Schwein saw that one coming.
Brugnolo takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santa Schwein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Brugnolo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Schwein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brugnolo.
Schwein connects with the punch.
Schwein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schwein stuffs the takedown attempt from Brugnolo. Brugnolo gets slowly back to his feet.
Schwein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brugnolo at a distance.
Schwein looks to land a right hand but Brugnolo moved out of range.
A big right from Schwein misses.
Schwein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brugnolo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schwein's knee momentarily.
Schwein throws a one two combo.
Brugnolo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schwein as he avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Schwein.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brugnolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schwein.
A telegraphed right hand from Schwein misses the target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brugnolo is defended easily by Schwein.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Brugnolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brugnolo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schwein throws out the jab.
Brugnolo slips under a jab from Schwein.
Brugnolo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brugnolo, right into the meat.
Schwein lands a jab.
Brugnolo fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwein stuffs the takedown attempt from Brugnolo. Brugnolo gets slowly back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Schwein.
Schwein avoids the head kick by Brugnolo.
Nice body punch from Schwein.
Brugnolo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schwein.
Brugnolo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brugnolo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Schwein sizes up Brugnolo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schwein misses the shot to the body.
Schwein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kevin Brugnolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brugnolo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brugnolo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brugnolo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brugnolo misses with a double jab.
Brugnolo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schwein.
A leg kick checked by Schwein.
Schwein misses with a hook. Brugnolo ducked under it nicely.
Brugnolo throws a low kick but Schwein avoids it.
Schwein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brugnolo counters with a nice leg kick.
Schwein takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brugnolo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwein throws a combination. Brugnolo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brugnolo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schwein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schwein blocks a leg kick.
Brugnolo throws a leg kick but Schwein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schwein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brugnolo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brugnolo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schwein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santa Schwein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schwein moves out of range of the leg kick from Brugnolo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brugnolo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schwein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schwein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schwein misses with a combination
and Brugnolo counters with an outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Santa Schwein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schwein winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santa Schwein!